April 2013 has not been a fully happy period in our industry, at least on the accidents front. Unfortunately I have to report that a lot of the top 20 posts that were read in 193 countries all over the world were stories I reported where injury or death to our stage hand brothers and sisters. At least their names will never be forgotten, at least by me. Ever. In order to go where we’re going, we have to remember how we got here. It’s not all negative, but get ready to relive some disaster in our business.
The most read post in April of 2013 from JimOnLight.com:
A Rigger Dies after a 100 Foot Fall at AT&T Center in San Antonio
April 2013’s Most Read Post #2:
The TO THE ARCHIVES link on JOL!
April 2013’s Most Read Post #3:
San Antonio Rigger Falls 100 Feet to Death at AT&T Center
April 2013’s Most Read Post #4:
Lighting 101: Luminance VS. Illuminance
April 2013’s Most Read Post #5:
New Footage of the Demolition of the Famous Texas Stadium
April 2013’s Most Read Post #6:
Let’s Be Safer, At Least in the Entertainment Industry
April 2013’s Most Read Post #7:
A Time-Lapse of the Maroon 5 Overexposed Tour Load-In
April 2013’s Most Read Post #8:
Memorial Fund Established for Dean Williams, Rigger Who Fell at AT&T Center in San Antonio
April 2013’s Most Read Post #9:
UPDATE – Ultra Music Festival LED Wall Accident
April 2013’s Most Read Post #10:
Jim Hutchison Leaves CAST Software, Opens Lumen Buddha Studios, A Lighting Industries Think-Tank and Design Studio
April 2013’s Most Read Post #11:
INDUSTRY ACCIDENT – Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Video Wall Falls on Workers
April 2013’s Most Read Post #12:
Something Horribly Wrong is Going On at Wicked Lasers, UPDATED
April 2013’s Most Read Post #13:
Recommended Reading on JOL!
April 2013’s Most Read Post #14:
Radiohead Stage Collapse in Toronto — 1 Dead, 3 Wounded
April 2013’s Most Read Post #15:
Gaffers and Grips — DIY Gaff Tape Key Fob
April 2013’s Most Read Post #16:
LER: Luminaire Efficacy Rating
April 2013’s Most Read Post #17:
DARTH FADER
April 2013’s Most Read Post #18:
LED Freerunning: Lighting Emitting Dudes
April 2013’s Most Read Post #19:
Mycena Lux Coeli — The Coolest Mushroom I Have Ever Seen!
April 2013’s Most Read Post #20:
Pilobolus’ Shadowland Review
